Race Pace Cross: A BikeReg.com MABRA Cyclocross Series Event
Presented by Velo Club of Baltimore
Sykesville, MD
Sunday, November 05, 2006
							


RACE PACE WRAPS UP BikeReg.com MABRAcross SERIES
 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
 
November 6, 2006; Sykesville, Maryland, USA:  The BikeReg.com MABRAcross series concluded its successful 2006 campaign at the Race Pace Cyclocross in Sykesville Maryland on Sunday.  Located just west of Baltimore, Sykesville is a pretty, sleepy little town that would look just right in a country music video, and the muscle car convoy heading to a local car show the same morning as the bike race only added to the ambience.  Held in the town’s Freedom Park, the course utilized many of the paths that route between the park’s baseball and soccer fields.  According to Chip Sovek, BikeRreg.com MABRAcross Series Director, “The park is a nice little location with a bunch of ball fields and the perfect terrain for a cross race.”
 
The Masters were the first of the Elite classes to take to the course.  Comprised of both the 35+ and 45+ age groups, the BikeReg.com MABRA Masters were dominated in 2006 by four riders: Richard Mihills and Blair Saunders of Henry’s Bikes, John Lux  of Hunt Valley Bicycles/Marathon Roofing and Mark Kutney of the Van Dessel Factory Team.  Of the four, Kutney was the only 45+ competitor and came into the race with three second place finishes, while Mihills had a perfect season of five wins in five races on the line as they stepped up to start the final race of the season.  When the dust settled, Mihills’ perfect season was broken and Kutney had finally broken through to beat the “young” guys.  Richard Mihills’ third place was more than enough to earn him the season championship in both the Masters Overall and the 35+ categories.  Mark Kutney easily won the 45+ title, scoring nearly double the points of he closest competitor.
 
In the preliminary main event, Melanie Swartz (Velo Bella Kona) once again stormed to the front and rode a commanding race off the front the entire time with a small group behind her.  Swartz had elected to support her former club’s Tacchino Cyclocross yesterday instead of traveling to New England to chase UCI points.  Staying local, she scored her second BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series win for the weekend.  But, while Swartz did everything she could to try to cover the series championship title for her absent Velo Bella teammate Deidre Winfield but, strangely enough, she didn’t get the help she needed from the other competitors.  Demonstrating the value of both consistent podium finishes and consistent support of an entire series, Lisa Vible (C3/ADG/Joe’s Bike Shop) rode to the line in second place to secure the BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series Championship by a mere 5 points.
 
In the Men’s Elite race, the group rode together for the first couple laps before a small group of five split off.   In addition to Kyle Hammaker of Trek VW and Greg Marini of Coffee Plus, the lead group also contained all three of yesterday’s podium finishers: Weston Schempf and Greg Wittwer of the FORT Factory Team and Nathan Deibert of Holmes Cycling.   Hammacker attacked and opened up a gap, but the group reformed -- this time as a group of four as Deibert fell off the pace.  Hammacker attacked again with Greg Wittwer, only to have the first four riders regroup again for the final couple laps of the fast Freedom Park course.  Finally, with half a lap to go, Kyle Hammaker attacked the select group going up the last incline to steal the win.  It was an impressive and confident win for the 19 year old Trek VW mountain biker.

These results are provided for informational purposes only.  Please note that 
the protest period for this event has expired and no changes can or will be made 
to these results.


Elite Men
1                  Kyle        Hammaker          Trek VW
2                  Greg        Wittwer           FORT Factory Team
3                  Marini      Greg              Coffee Plus Inc
4                  Weston      SCHEMPF           FORT Factory Team                             Sinking Spring     PA
5                  Nathan      DEIBERT           Holmes Cycling                                Hummelstown        PA
6                  Nick        BAX               Hot Tubes                                     Bethesda           MD
7                  Bryan       Butts             GP/SPBRC
8                  Paul        MICA              NCVC/INOVA                                    Alexandria         VA
9                  Zach        ADAMS             FORT Factory Team                             Carlisle           PA
10                 Chris       Picket            NCVC
11                 Chris       MCGILL            Evolution Cycling                             Washington         DC
DNF                Erik        LEAVER            NCVC/Innova Health System                     Silver Spring      MD

Elite Women
1                  Melanie     Swartz
2                  Lisa        VIBLE             C3/ADG/Joe's Bike Shop                        Wilmington         DE
3                  Beth        MASON             C3/ADG/Joe's                                  Ft. Meade          MD
4                  Jessica     Hill
DNF                Jennifer    BODINE            Artemis/GWU                                   North Bethesda     MD
DNF                Marisa      PEACOCK           Potomac Velo Club                             Alexandria         VA

MABRAjuniors U18
DNF                Nathaniel   Wilson

Juniors U16
1                  Sam         Oker
2                  Jake        DANOFF                                                          Rockville          MD
3                  Jake        ThompsonOker
4                  Tanner      Brown

Masters 35+ (45+)
1             45+  Mark        KUTNEY            Van Dessel Factory Team                       Charlottesville    VA
2                  blair       Sauder            Henry's Bikes
3                  Richard     Mihills           Secret Henry's Team
4                  John        LUX               HVB/Marathon Roofing                          Cornwall           PA
5             45+  Jeff        CORDISCO          Capoforma Custom/Cadence                      Kennett Square     PA
6                  Sean        MEALEY            Hunt Valley Bicycles/Marathon Roofing         York               PA
7             45+  Randall     ROOT              Team Snow Valley/Sibex                        Merrifield         VA
8                  Michael     KOLB              First State Velo Sport                        Newark             DE
9                  Todd        PITTMAN           Lucky Lucy's Canine Cafe                      Ellicott City      MD
10            45+  Roger       MASSE             All American Bicycle Club                     Bethesda           MD
11                 Judd        MILNE             Squadra Coppi/IM Saab                         Reston             VA
12            45+  Ron         HUEBNER           Potomac Velo Club                             Waterford          VA
13                 Joe         Fritsch
14            45+  Karl        KENSINGER                                                       Arlington          VA
15            45+  Mike        CONNAIR           Henry's Bikes                                 Elkton             MD
16            45+  Bernie      SHIAO             LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies                  Sparks Glencoe     MD
17                 Marc        GWADZ             DCMTB/City Bikes/Metro Gutter                 Washington         DC
18                 Rob         LYON              HUNT VALLEY BICYCLES/MARATHON ROOFING         York               PA
19                 Thor        ENGBLOM           NCVC/Inova Health System                      Frederick          MD
20            45+  Dennis      Boyle             race pace
21            45+  Albert      GREENE            Yellow Breeches Racing                        Woodbridge         VA
22            45+  William     FEASLEY           dc velo/martens volvo                         Takoma Park        MD
23                 Paul        INCOGNITO         Secret Henry's Team                           Wilmington         DE
24            45+  Gary        KELLEY            South Mountain Velo Club                      Carlisle           PA
25                 Sellman     Chris
26                 Mike        BUCHNESS          Pedal Shop/Old Dominion Brewing Company       Reston             VA
27            45+  Shawn       DOWNING           Chesapeake Wheelmen/King Pawn                 Baltimore          MD
28                 Chip        SOVEK             Potomac Velo Club                             Centreville        VA
29            45+  Tom         Meyer
30                 David       BLODGETT                                                        Ellicott City      MD
31                 Mike        Birner
32                 Norman      KREISELMEIER      SnakeBiteRacing                               Myersville         MD
33                 Les         RUSSELL           Yellow Breeches Racing                        Carlisle           PA
34            45+  Mark        LASER             Yellow Breeches Racing                        Carlisle           PA
35                 Ramon       Benitez
36            45+  John        ROGERS            DC Velo/Martens Volvo                         Takoma Park        MD
37                 Barry       HOLMAN            Team Fuji                                     Washington         DC
40
42                 Chuck       BUCZESKIE         Mountain Bikers of Michaux                    Chambersburg       PA
43            45+  Mark        WANCO             World Cup Ski and Cycle cycling team          New Cumberland     PA
44            45+  Alan        ROMEFELT          LSV - Kelly Benefit Strategies                Catonsville        MD
                   Joel        MOATS             MBM                                           Chambersburg       PA
                   Leo         pizzini
              45+  Joseph      KOTUN             Lanterne Rouge                                Falls Church       VA
                   William     BROWNE            Team N-Tieractive/Bike Doctor-Waldorf         Waldorf            MD

Masters 55+
1                  Fred        WITTWER                                                         Charlottesville    VA
2                  Rob         LEA               T.E.A.M. FUJI                                 Taneytown          MD
3                  Narzon      Diabiasi
4                  James       WAGNER            DC Velo/Martens Volvo                         Arlington          VA
5                  Larry       Dell
DNF                Ben         WILLIAMS          annapolis bicycle racing team/team snow valleyDumfries           VA

B Men
1                  John        BREWER            Squadra Coppi/IM SAAB                         Arlington          VA
2                  Evan        ELLICOTT          DCMTB/City Bikes                              Takoma Park        MD
3                  Todd        HESEL             Hunt Valley Bicycles / Marathon Roofing       Parkville          MD
4                  Brian       FOUCHE            LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies                  Funkstown          MD
5                  Miles       Smith
6                  Ethan       TOWNSEND          First State Velo Sport                        Newark             DE
7                  Steve       FIFE              Rockville Harley-Davidson/Silver Cycles       Reston             VA
8                  Jared       NIETERS           Warrenton Cycling                             Washington         VA
9                  Mark        RUSSELL                                                         Staunton           VA
10                 Evan        Fader
11                 Chris       Nystrum
12                 luke        sauder
13                 Gordon      Davis
14                 Karl        CONNOLLY          LSV / Kelly Benefit Strategies                Baltimore          MD
15                 Mike        CONNAIR           Henry's Bikes                                 Elkton             MD
16
16                 Syd         LEA               Team Fuji                                     Taneytown          MD
17                 Jonathon    houghton
18                 Dave        Crause
19                 Kevin       DILLARD                                                         Washington         DC
20                 Kenneth     MCDOWELL          XXXRacing-AthletiCo                           North Bethesda     MD
21                 Albert      GREENE            Yellow Breeches Racing                        Woodbridge         VA
22                 Paul        WILSON            VCB Race Design                               Hanover            PA
23                 Mark        Fraser
24                 Joseph      ASHMAN                                                          Silver Spring      MD
DNF                Chip        SOVEK             Potomac Velo Club
ns                 Robert      CAMPBELL          NCVC/Inova Health System                      Kensington         MD
ns                 Morgan      GERLAK            C3/ADG/Joe's                                  Baltimore          MD
ns                 Keith       MCMAHON           CRCA                                          Washington         DC
ns                 Peter       NICOLL            Squadra Coppi/ IM Saab                        Arlington          VA
ns                 Scott       THOMPSON          Squadra Coppi/IM Saab                         Arlington          VA
ns                 Ken         WOODROW           Squadra Coppi/IM Saab                         Arlington          VA

C Men

1                  Judd        WALENCIKOWSKI                                                   Washington         DC
2                  Matthew     NEUGEBAUER        Team DRT presented by Deep Blue & Valero Oil  Wilmington         DE
3                  Scott       Thompson Scott
4                  Robert      THOMAS            Secret Henry's Team                           Newark             DE
5                  Alex        MONTE-SANO                                                      Silver Spring      MD
6                  Joe         LILLIBRIDGE       LSV/Kelly Benefit Strategies                  Finksburg          MD
7                  Tim         Whittmore
8                  Trevor      SHATTUCK          Team BBC                                      Lutherville        MD
9                  Dave        VANNIER           DCMTB/City Bikes/Metro Gutter                 Washington         DC
10                 Greg        HOFFMAN           Bike Doctor                                   Shrewsbury         PA
11                 Kevin       CLARK             The Bicycle Escape                            Woodbridge         VA
12                 Thom        MOORE             Potomac Velo                                  Arlington          VA
13                 Todd        GUE               downhill by design /bicycle place             Glenwood           MD
14                 Joesph      Kotun
15                 Scott       KRAMER                                                          Baltimore          MD
16                 Rene        Hayden
17                 Ryan        DOUGLAS           Route 1 Velo/Capitol Hill Bikes               Washington         DC
18                 Chris       ADAIR             capital bikes                                 Annapoils          MD
19                 Geoffrey    HEINTZ            The Children in the Shoe                      Chevy Chase        MD
20                 Paul        HESS              King Pawn/CW/Joe's Bike Shop                  Ellicott City      MD
21                 Bill        Okeefe
22                 James P     SAUNDERS          Route 1 Velo / Capitol Hill Bikes             Germantown         MD
23                 Craig       GRUBE                                                           Arnold             MD
24                 Mark        FITZWATER         secret henry's team                           Newark             DE
25                             ?
26                 Joseph      VENTOSA                                                         Baltimore          MD
27                 Ray         Travers
28                 James       FLANNERY                                                        Pasadena           MD
29                 Ashley      HALSEY            ABRT/Latitude                                 Annapolis          MD
DNF                Dale        HOLMES                                                          Greenbelt          MD
DNF                Kevin       LEE               Race Pace                                     Glendale           MD
DNF                Neil        MEISTER                                                         Arnold             MD
DNF                Browne      William
DNS                Jeff        ANDERSON          HPC/List                                      Vienna             VA
                   Tim         BLANCHARD         The Children in the Shoe                      Washington         DC

B Women
1                  Elizabeth   HARLOW            Hunt Valley Bike/Marathon Roofing             Baltimore          MD
2                  Christina   BRISENO           NCVC/Inova Health System                      Washington         DC
3                  Tracy       LEA               T.E.A.M. FUJI                                 Taneytown          MD
4                  Christine   KELLEY            Team BBC                                      Ellicott City      MD
DNF                Yo          KUMM              Artemis                                       Frederick          MD
DNS                Doron       PETERSAN          NCVC/INOVA                                    Washington         DC